Mario Jelavić (born 20 August 1993) is a Croatian football forward, currently a free agent after playing for Zrinski Jurjevac.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Jelavić | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Split, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Omiš | ||
| 2006 | RNK Split | ||
| 2006–2008 | Rijeka | ||
| 2008–2013 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 2015 | Åtvidabergs FF U21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Hajduk Split | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Slaven Belupo | 8 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | VfL Bochum | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Atlético Madrid C | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Åtvidabergs FF | 19 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Solin | 29 | (12) |
| 2017–2018 | Istra 1961 | 12 | (0) |
| 2018 | Mouscron | 8 | (1) |
| 2019 | Dugopolje | 12 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Solin | 16 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | Rudeš | 24 | (7) |
| 2021–2022 | Akritas | 26 | (11) |
| 2022–2023 | Krka | 12 | (1) |
| 2023 | Zrinski Jurjevac | 8 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Croatia U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Croatia U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Croatia U19 | 7 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 2023 | |||
Club career
editIn 2014, Jelavić signed for Atlético Madrid C.[1]
Jelavić made his debut for Hajduk, the club he spent four formative seasons with, on 31 July 2011 in a 1–0 defeat against NK Zadar.[2] It was his only appearance for the 2011-12 season. For the second half of the 2012-13 season, Jelavić went out on loan to NK Slaven Belupo, making 8 appearances of which 3 were in the starting line-up, but didn't score a goal. For the 2014-15 season, Jelavić joined Atvidabergs FF. He scored 13 goals in 12 games for the club's youth side and 1 goal in 19 games for the first team, 1 of those appearances being from the starting line-up. For the 2015-16 season, Jelavić returned to Croatia, joining NK Solin. He was sent off on debut against Dinamo Zagreb II but scored in his next game against NK Lučko.
Jelavić spent the 2021/22 season in the Cypriot Second Division playing for Akritas Chlorakas, scoring 11 goals in 26 matches.[3] He moved subsequently to the Slovenian Second Division side NK Krka, leaving the club as a free agent in January 2023,[4] having scored one goal in twelve matches.
References
edit- ^ Tko je Mario Jelavić, novi Hrvat na putu za Atletico Madrid vecernji.hr
- ^ Gulić, Mišo (31 July 2011). "Hajduk poražen u Zadru". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ AKRITAS CHLORAKAS - Παγκύπριο Πρωτάθλημα Β΄ Κατηγορίας 2021/22 at CFA.com.cy
- ^ Nekadašnji napadač Hajduka je slobodan igrač at Dalmatinski Portal
External links
edit- Mario Jelavić at the Croatian Football Federation
- Mario Jelavić at Soccerway
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